Barbara Sehr has a steady algorithm that dances to a different aerial density. OK, she's a funny technical writer who brings out her recently diminished profile, her artificial intelligence, and her native German sense of humor. Despite all that, she is not only funny — she is the only known journalist to interview Bill Gates as both a male and female reporter. Visit her Web site: www.liftingthefog.com

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We, the 96 left behind, formed a picture of our own. Despite the temporary disappointment, the flash of dealing with rejection, there was a resolve. We would be cheering for our new-found friends in Charlotte.
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Today, that changes, at least in this administration. In a landmark decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that regulates the provisions of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act, says that “intentional discrimination against a transgender individual because that person is transgender is, by definition, discrimination ‘based on … sex’ and such discrimination … violates Title VII.”

When I was in college, many decades ago, I fell deeply in love with a Jewish woman, and we were close to going to the chapel. My father, who grew up in the Hitler youth, was not charmed by the idea. “I can’t think of any way you could humiliate the family further!” he said. […]
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For many of us September is a time of new beginnings. School years begin, performance art seasons begin, and the smell of election season draws closer. A decade ago, September 11, became both a day of horror, and a day to begin looking at America a little differently. For me, September 11 became a very […]
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This Sunday, “it gets better,” for a large segment of this progressive community. The Rainbow flag will fly in 12th man formation from the Space Needle, as 76 trombones lead the big parade of Pride in more than four decades of gay accomplishments. Well behind the 76 trombones, trailing the imaginary circus elephants with virtual […]
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